Fighting Against Risks and Uncertainties

IF 1.5 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Journal of International Students Pub Date : 2022-10-05 DOI:10.32674/jis.v13i3.4807

W. Shen, Yilin Chai, Feifei Gu, Kun Zhang, Jing Feng, Xueting Liu, Ziyou Mo

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Abstract

Building on a theoretical model of decision-making under risk and uncertainty, this paper examines how Chinese college students made decisions about international moblity or immobility during the Covid 19 pandemic. The paper finds that among the 118 interviewees, most continued to choose to study abroad, whilst some gave up after getting offers from prestigious Western universities. We further analysed the divergent patterns of two choices which can be explained by resilience to risks and uncertainties and lack of thereof. For those who have given up studying abroad, the symbolic capital and labor market advantages brought by degrees (especially master degrees) from Western universities have become uncertain and offset by the risk of the epidemic. These findings suggest that, in addition to safety, college students will prefer certainty more than before when choosing whether to go abroad and the study abroad landscape may change based on this mindset.

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与风险和不确定性作斗争

基于风险和不确定性下的决策理论模型，本文研究了新冠肺炎疫情期间中国大学生如何对国际流动性或不流动性做出决策。论文发现，在118名受访者中，大多数人继续选择出国留学，而一些人在收到西方著名大学的录取通知书后放弃了留学。我们进一步分析了两种选择的不同模式，这可以用对风险和不确定性的弹性和缺乏弹性来解释。对于那些放弃出国留学的人来说，西方大学的学位（尤其是硕士学位）带来的象征性资本和劳动力市场优势已经变得不确定，并被疫情的风险所抵消。这些发现表明，除了安全之外，大学生在选择是否出国时会比以前更喜欢确定性，出国留学的前景可能会基于这种心态而改变。

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Journal of International Students EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-

CiteScore

2.90

自引率

25.00%

发文量

审稿时长

30 weeks

期刊介绍： The journal publishes scholarly peer-reviewed articles on international students in tertiary education, secondary education, and other educational settings that make significant contributions to research, policy, and practice in the internationalization of education worldwide. We encourage the submission of manuscripts from researchers and practitioners around the world from a myriad of academic fields and theoretical perspectives, including international education, comparative education, human geography, global studies, linguistics, psychology, sociology, communication, international business, economics, social work, cultural studies, and other related disciplines. We are especially interested in submissions which mark a new and demonstratively significant advancement in research on international students on topics such as: Cross-cultural studies of acculturation, intergroup relations, and intercultural communication Career preparation, employability, and career outcomes of short- and long-term mobility Development of international student social networks Emerging trends related to the mobility of international students and scholars English-mediated instruction (EMI) and second language acquisition (L2) Experiences of globally mobile LGBTQ+ students and other student populations Geopolitical perspectives and policies related to international students and other immigrants seeking education Global learning involving diverse people collaboratively analyzing and addressing complex problems that transcend borders International faculty, teaching assistants, and postdoctoral researchers Multicultural, intercultural, and cross-cultural engagement New educational contexts that involve the use of emerging technologies and online learning International student experiences in transnational higher education providers and programs.